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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy


Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

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409 episodes
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English
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Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006.

Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!
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#1513 The Morality of Debt and Forgiveness (Throwback)

Original Air Date 9/14/2022 Today, we take a look at the history and hysteria behind de...

73 minutes
Apr 26, 2024

#1624 Island Fervor: Cuba and Haiti Struggle for Economic and Political Self-Determination in the Face of Respective Histories of Exploitation and Embargo

Air Date 4/24/2024 Only by understanding the past can we understand the present and the...

59 minutes
Apr 24, 2024

Bonus Sample #300 My People are Humans

BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Clips and Shows + No Ads!) Air Date: 4-22-...

14 minutes
Apr 23, 2024

#1623 Burning American Credibility on Support for Israel's Genocidal War in Gaza - Biden, Netanyahu, and the double standards of the rules-based order

Air Date 4/20/2024 Old habits die hard and the American establishment's unquestioning s...

57 minutes
Apr 20, 2024

Bonus Sample #299 Selling Bliss

Air Date: 4-18-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - how a tech start-up is ...

18 minutes
Apr 18, 2024

#1249 Understanding the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israeli mistreatment of Palestinians (Throwback)

Original Air Date 2/12/2019 Today we take a look at both the BDS movement and the backl...

63 minutes
Apr 16, 2024

#1622 Capitalism Culture Catastrophes On Land, Sea, And In The Sky - Baltimore Bridge Collapse, Boeing Blowout, and the Continuing Threat to Railway Workers

Air Date 4/12/2024 The forces of capitalism and deregulation loom large as industrial t...

67 minutes
Apr 12, 2024

#1621 How Democrats Lost Their Way On Economics And Are Starting To Find It Again

Air Date 4/9/2024 The neoliberal legacy of the New Democrats continues to loom large bu...

61 minutes
Apr 09, 2024

Bonus Sample #292 Someone is Wrong on the Internet

Air Date: 4-7-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - Many facets of our socie...

14 minutes
Apr 07, 2024

#1379 Tell Stories, Not Myths: Democracy in America (Throwback)

Original Air Date: 11/10/2020 Today we take a look at the long and shifting history of ...

68 minutes
Apr 05, 2024